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Selling Home To Mortgage Company

By | July 15th, 2005|

A homeowner is upside down in debt and falling behind on mortgage payments -- until a mortgage company offers to buy the home for six months to help them get back on track. Selling the home to a mortgage company means the homeowner would be giving up all control of the home. The homeowner should look at some other options before risking the offer from the mortgage company.

Calculating Buyer Closing Costs

By | July 15th, 2005|

Buyer closing costs can rack up in a hurry. Here's a detailed look at all of the closing costs you might have to pay when you buy a home.

We updated this article June 2009, take a look at the updated closing costs for buyers.

New Construction Driveway Problem

By | July 15th, 2005|

What can you do if you buy a new construction home and are disappointed with the results? A new homeowner is having driveway problems in his new home. Getting out of his garage is a pain, and he thinks the developer should have taken steps to avoid the problem. The building department may be able to determine if the driveway was constructed properly. The purchase contract should tell the homeowner what his options are.

Home Equity Line Of Credit

By | July 15th, 2005|

If you've got a variable rate home equity line of credit, you might want to consider refinancing into a fixed-rate home equity loan.

Transferring Rental Property To LLC

By | July 8th, 2005|

Most rental property owners put the title for their property in their own name is the standard, but holding title in the name of a corporation can make sense in certain situations. The advantages of holding a real estate investment in a corporation or limited liability company is to insulate the shareholders from lawsuits that may come about from the ownership of the property.

Choosing the Right Mortgage for Your Finances

By | July 8th, 2005|

The world is your oyster when it comes to picking a mortgage. There are all sorts of interesting and creating financing techniques that lenders are coming up with to cater to the booming real estate market. Mortgage companies are waking up to the fact that people have incomes that vary, and managing cash flow can be a very effective tool when it comes to a payment as big as a mortgage. Make sure you are picking the mortgage that best suits your financial needs.

Save Money With Disposable Digital Camera

By | July 8th, 2005|

How can you save money when you want to buy a digital camera? Try buying a disposable digital camera. For less than $20 you can quickly walk into and out of any local drugstore with a disposable digital camera.

Purchased Home Found Not Up To Code

By | July 1st, 2005|

A homeowner finds out five years after buying a home that certain parts of the home do not meet code. There are zoning and building codes just about everywhere in the country. Zoning codes regulate what can be built and where, as well as regulating how things should be built.

The Money Pit: The True Cost Of Homeownership

By | July 1st, 2005|

The true costs of owning and maintaining a house and the land on which it sits are tough to estimate. Just to be safe, it's a smart idea to establish a house maintenance fund, adding a little bit of cash each month when you get paid. Calculating the true costs of owning a home is a lot tougher than predicting your mortgage payments because they're variable by nature and given to change.

Buying A Home During Real Estate Market Bubble

By | July 1st, 2005|

What should you do when you buy a home at the height of a real estate bubble? Should you try to rent out your other property or sell it? And what effect does not having a spouse's name on a title have on the capital gains tax you pay upon sale? Is it a good idea to take the money you receive as income from your rental property and use it toward the mortgage for your primary residence?

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